Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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